• Randy Miller wonders if the new owners in New Jersey will ask Lou Lamoriello to step down after another failed season for the Devils. That would be a bold move, but it would send a message to the team's dwindling faithful that a new path to success must be charted.

• Another exceptional effort from Ducks rookie goalie John Gibson led Anaheim to a Pacific Division-clinching win over the Sharks. Gutsy move by Bruce Boudreau to start the kid in such a critical contest, but it paid off.

• How serious is Paul Maurice about laying a foundation for the future in Winnipeg? Serious enough to do this at the team's final practice of the year. Don't think I've ever heard of that happening before.

• Let's close out with this special moment featuring Marley Sommer, the son of Worcester Sharks coach Roy Sommer, singing the national anthem last night. Marley, who has Down's Syndrome and is autistic, was supposed to sing from the bench with dad's help. He had a different idea as to how he wanted to handle things: